User:Allisonmb07/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Teaching writing in the United States
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I enjoy the English language and am big into education.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes and no.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? More example of writing strategies could be added.

Content evaluation
The article was good for the most part, but could use some minor changed and additions.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? It could possibly.

Tone and balance evaluation
Good balance between sections.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes. (2009-present)
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Could use some more sources with more variety.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Organization evaluation
Good organization for the information that is provided.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No.
 * Are images well-captioned? n/a
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? n/a
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? n/a

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are other articles and site listed that people/researchers can check out for more information and strategies.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? There's a link to the National Writing Project
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We focus on technological devices/books instead of writing

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It's an alright article. Could definitely get more information from other sources.
 * What are the article's strengths? It's organization skills and some of the additional links.
 * How can the article be improved? Provide more strategies.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would say it's development is somewhere in the middle. It is a good article, but I think some areas could be improved upon.

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